Tour De France Femmes: García Takes Stage Two As Le Court Grabs Yellow

The seasoned Spanish rider Mavi García claimed triumph successful a demanding 2nd shape of nan Tour de France Femmes connected Sunday, attacking solo successful nan closing kilometres to unafraid a melodramatic triumph successful Quimper aft a 110.4km thrust from Brest.

The 41-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider launched her decisive move pinch 10km remaining, opening a spread of astir 20 seconds connected nan chasing pack. She held connected done nan explosive last climb, crossing nan statement 3 seconds up of her pursuers.

Behind García, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) sprinted to 2nd place, pinch Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) of Mauritius finishing 3rd and taking nan wide leader’s yellowish jersey. Dutch prima Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), who wore nan leader’s jersey aft winning Saturday’s opening stage, vanished 5th and surrendered her wide lead to Le Court Pienaar. France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prévot took eighth aft featuring prominently successful nan finale for nan 2nd time successful a row.

The last climb was lit up by attacks from section favourite Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), nan first to surge connected nan 2nd ascent of nan Cote du chemin de Troheir. Her teammate Demi Vollering, 1 of nan wide favourites, countered pinch a beardown acceleration 5km from nan finish, yet placing seventh, conscionable down defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM).

The Tour continues connected Monday pinch shape three, featuring much rolling terrain earlier nan upland battles later successful nan week.